impassive
without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
calm; serene.
unconscious; insensible.
not subject to suffering.
Origin of impassive
1Other words for impassive
Other words from impassive
- im·pas·sive·ly, adverb
- im·pas·sive·ness, im·pas·siv·i·ty [im-pa-siv-i-tee], /ˌɪm pæˈsɪv ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use impassive in a sentence
Tuttle rose lankly, his thin watery eyes staring with fixed impassivity.
Mountain | Clement WoodThe old feeling of family and race gives him an impassivity and a detachment of sacrifice which is beyond my understanding.
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonSomething in Julia's handsome impassivity stirred the other to a rage, more becoming had she not been the arch offender.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsVincenzo sat still in the car, a model of patient impassivity, but he turned a hungry eye on his master as he came down the steps.
Olive in Italy | Moray DaltonMy head was whirling, but a graven image might have envied me my impassivity.
The Firefly Of France | Marion Polk Angellotti
British Dictionary definitions for impassive
/ (ɪmˈpæsɪv) /
not revealing or affected by emotion; reserved
calm; serene; imperturbable
rare unconscious or insensible
Derived forms of impassive
- impassively, adverb
- impassiveness or impassivity (ˌɪmpæˈsɪvɪtɪ), noun
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